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Double Bass Duets needed
- Thread starter SAlcott
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The two part Inventions by J.S. Bach are great fun.
IMSPL has Invention 8 transcribed for two trombones: Link Removed
The person playing the lower part will need an extension for a few notes.
Invention 13, also for two trombones: Link Removed
I used to enjoy playing Invention 4 with a friend back in music school- we did our own transcription/transposition to bass clef- sadly, I've long lost track of those parts.
Joe
IMSPL has Invention 8 transcribed for two trombones: Link Removed
The person playing the lower part will need an extension for a few notes.
Invention 13, also for two trombones: Link Removed
I used to enjoy playing Invention 4 with a friend back in music school- we did our own transcription/transposition to bass clef- sadly, I've long lost track of those parts.
Joe
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I think you would like my "Melodic Duets for Double Bass". ISB, among others, handles them.
Thomas Gale
Thomas Gale
Beethoven 3 Equali (from IMSLP) - requires 3 players, but may be able to do with 2...also great for intonation practice!
Has anyone suggested The Everly Brothers? I can hear a beautiful rendition of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" in my head.
There are a couple of duets for 2 bass instruments from Boismortier. 6 Sonatas for 2 Bassoons, Op.14 (Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music
Frescobaldi has a couple of Canzonas for basso and basso continuo or "a due bassi" Category:Frescobaldi, Girolamo - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music
There must be a lot more from before 1800 for variable instrumentation.
Frescobaldi has a couple of Canzonas for basso and basso continuo or "a due bassi" Category:Frescobaldi, Girolamo - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music
There must be a lot more from before 1800 for variable instrumentation.
I guess they ran out. ASODB still has a few. I just mailed them a dozen or more OR you can order directly from me.
Ordered from ISB. Thanks for the tip. I used to have a whole pile of baroquish and earlier stuff my ex got from Oscar Z, but it seems to have vanished…..
Sorry. I meant to add some info on the duet but it got erased somehow (???). The B and C dis in meas 13, is not a misprint. When I write duets I try to avoid 'melody on top - harmony on the bottom' type of writing. I try to make both parts melodically interesting. Hope you enjoy it.
